Date:         Sun, 28 Aug 2016 07:53:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
Comments: To: Steve Williams <steve@williamsitconsulting.com>
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I think the consensus is going to be that regular computer fans don't do a
very good job. I am on my second fan replacement since I installed the
Gowesty fan about a year ago. It's a complete kit; you will need nothing.
It is quieter than the stock fan and your fridge will cool better with it.

Jim

On Sunday, August 28, 2016, Steve Williams <steve@williamsitconsulting.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The fan on my Dometic fridge started squealing quite loudly when it
> starts up.  Not so great in the middle of the night ;)
>
> I am just going to replace it with a computer fan.  I've got a few old
> PC's that I can butcher.  I figure I can cut up the metal from a power
> supply to make a suitable bracket.  Looking at the orientation of the
> existing fan, I'll have to make a 90 degree bracket which isn't too
> challenging if I use a power supply to cut up.
>
> I can't be the only person that's had to do this.  What size fan (cfm?)
> did you use?  What RPM did you use?  I'm going to try to find a fairly
> quiet fan, but really don't know what the cooling capacity should be.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Williams
>